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Enlightenment, Colonial Grievances and Declaration of Ind.

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into when forming their own society?

a)

constitution

b)

social contract

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

English Bill of RIghts

2.

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

a)

freedom of worship and the right to petition

b)

trial by jury and no cruel punishments

c)

freedom of speech and of the press

d)

life, liberty and property

3.

How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?

a)

He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law

b)

He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law

c)

He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence

d)

He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of natural law.

4.

Why did Montesquieu believe the powers of the government should be separated?

a)

It would keep government leaders from becoming too powerful

b)

Because of divine right, government should be separated into more than one branch

c)

Because Locke's social contract stated that government by one ruler went against natural law

d)

Because running a government was too much for one person to handle

5.

Which Enlightenment Idea belongs to John Locke

a)

The law of gravity

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Social contract

d)

Theory of relativity

6.

Which was not one of the three natural rights that John Locke said all humans were born with?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Use of your own property

d)

Speech

7.

Separation of powers was the idea of which enlightenment thinker?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Thomas Paine

8.

Which of the three branches is responsible for making the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

9.

What is the job of the executive branch?

a)

Enforce the laws

b)

Make the laws

c)

Interpret the application of the laws

10.

Which is the responsibility of the judicial branch?

a)

Interpret the laws

b)

Enforce the laws

c)

Make the laws

11.

Which complaint against King George III is stated in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

He had quartered troops among the colonists

b)

He had forced the colonists to accept the practice of slavery

c)

He had required the colonists to trade with French merchants

d)

He had failed to defend the colonists in the French and Indian War

12.

Which document publicized the concept of "natural rights", later found in the Declaration of Independence

a)

Magna Carta

b)

the English Bill of Rights

c)

the Mayflower Compact

d)

John Locke's explanation of the Social Contract

13.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?

a)

the right to social equality

b)

the right to personal liberty

c)

the right to religious equality

d)

the right to elect government officials

14.

The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776)

"He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the Consent of our legislatures"


Which section of the Declaration of Independence contained this passage?

a)

its list of colonial grievances

b)

its justification of the conduct of the colonists

c)

its theory of government based on social contract

d)

its announcement of American independence from Britain

15.

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

"The main purpose of government is to expend and glorify the state"

b)

"The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals"

c)

The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty the King"

d)

"The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality"

16.

The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence


"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among those are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"


According to the passage, what is the principal role of government?

a)

To promote greater social equality

b)

To protect the natural rights of citizens

c)

To glorify the ruler in the eyes of the creator

d)

To help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature

17.

Based on the Declaration of Independence, which is a natural right?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to bear arms

c)

the right to pursue happiness

d)

the right to equal protection of the laws

18.

According to the Declaration of Independence, when do people have the right to abolish their government and establish a new one?

a)

whenever a government passes a law that is disliked by some

b)

whenever their government becomes despotic and oppressive

c)

whenever the majority party in control of government changes

d)

whenever a king attempts to act without the approval of Parliament

19.

Based on the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, what was the main purpose of that document?

a)

to list all the injuries that the English King had committed against them

b)

to set forth a new American theory of government to help future nations

c)

to explain how the colonists had repeatedly tried to settle their differences peacefully

d)

to explain to rest of the world why the colonists were ending their allegiance to Great Britain